After being left out of arsenal 3‒0 win over Southampton, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang have been stripped off his Arsenal captain available for next match against West Ham on Wednesday
In an interview Arteta stated that the painful decision was made to defend the clubs interest.
"we needed a little bit of time to make the decisions we made because its realy hurting, and we still need a littkle more time to heal and for now, he is not involved in the squad."
"We expect all our players particularly our captain to work according to the rules and standards we have all set and agreed upon" the club revealed in a statement.
Aubameyang who was stripped off his captain-ship over alleged breach of club rules with the head coach Mikel Arteta stating that both him and senior club officials held a conversation with the talisman over their decision
the club also states that Auba will not feature in their next match against West Ham
There will be no rush in appointing a permanent replacement for the team as with the club leaders set to share the responsibilities
the 32 year old which have not been too impressive lately is currently linked with a move to Barcelona in the next transfer season
This move by Arsenal only means one thing," all senior players are to lead by example".